Which Indian author was the first to win the 'Pulitzer Prize' for fiction? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Which Indian author was the first to win the 'Pulitzer Prize' for fiction?

A. None of these

B. Kiran Desai

C. Arundhati Roy

D. Jhumpa Lahiri

Answer: Option D

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000 for her collection 'Interpreter of Maladies'.

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The 'Bharatiya Jnanpith' is a literary organization that gives which award?

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